flatbuffers

The FlatBuffers serialization format for Python

flatbuffers Permissive license Apache 2.0 Active ★ 26,329 v25.12.19 released 2025-12-19

Install

flatbuffers on PyPI

pip

pip install flatbuffers

uv

uv add flatbuffers

poetry

poetry add flatbuffers

Package facts

License	Apache 2.0 (permissive)
Python support	not specified
Install friction	low — pure-Python wheel
Runtime dependencies	none
Maintenance	actively maintained — 237 days since the last release
Last repo commit	2026-08-11
First released	2018-06-11
Popularity	one of the top 1,000 most-downloaded packages on PyPI (30-day window, as of 2026-08-13)
Known vulnerabilities	none known (OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-13)

Evidence: flatbuffers-25.12.19-py2.py3-none-any.whl

Intended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 2Programming Language :: Python :: 3Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules

About flatbuffers

from the package's own PyPI description — quoted content, verbatim

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FlatBuffers is a cross platform serialization library architected for maximum memory efficiency. It allows you to directly access serialized data without parsing/unpacking it first, while still having great forwards/backwards compatibility.